They were kind enough to tell me last night that Varitek was given the afternoon game off But it gets better, apparently Beckett is pitching tonight, July 30th. That's really cool since the Sox aren't playing tonight, so I'm a little concerned about him wasting his arm in some beer league game somewhere

Is it any less fair of me to block the trade of the guy right behind me? I mean really, if Kevin had made an iota of effort through the season I'd probably have no justification or qualms at all. But three moves versus 48 for Scott and 52 for me? Even you've made 23 Dressel. I'll merrily concede your fewer moves mean you're smarter and draft better, but explain Kevin's lack of effort. It's not like there wasn't anything out on the waiver wire all year.

So if Kevin was here for more than providing late season roster trade bait for you, tell me what it was. Hell, how about Kev comes in and explains a complete lack of effort, considering he can obviously play fantasy sports well enough to win.

Actually here's the problem: You're assuming I vetoed the trade, which I didn't. And I didn't veto the other trade you guys planned either, so in addition to the usual subjects, someone else other than me is not liking what's going on either. I asked first for justification, it died before my mind was made up.

Okay, well, I've made some internal roster changes instead, and I'm going to go to war with that. Given Pearson's lifetime of 2nd place finishes, the sheer probability of him winning this time around has to be close to 100%, but maybe there's something to his inability to seal the deal and win it all. I'll do my damndest to make sure he doesn't.